Lifeboat Station : Arklow
Main Contact Details
Arklow Lifeboat Station, South Quay, Co. Wicklow, Republic of Ireland
Telephone
(00 353 402) 32850
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Station Information
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- RNLI Beach Lifeguard area
Visitor Contact
Jimmy Tyrell
Telephone
087 2418972
Station Opening Times
10am - 4pm daily
Shop
No shop. Buy online at http://www.rnli.org.uk/shop
Accessibility
Parking, Disabled Parking
About this station
Arklow was the first lifeboat station to be established in Ireland 180 years ago. Over the years the crews have been presented with seven awards for gallantry. Today the station has an all weather Trent class lifeboat.Recent launches in ireland (BST)
19/07/2008
Crosshaven - 17:4919/07/2008
Baltimore - 12:1219/07/2008
Newcastle - 12:07
Last Launch
06/07/2008
RNLI Compass Summer 2008
01/07/2008
By: RNLI Publications
Read more stories from Ireland in Compass, available here.
Family rescued from grounded yacht
30/06/2008
By: Charles W. Glynn
Kilrush lifeboat crew rescued a family from their grounded yacht on Saturday afternoon.
Bangor called out to dinghy race
23/06/2008
By: Kevin Baird
Bangor's B class lifeboat was launched on Sunday afternoon to help rescue children involved in a dinghy race that had been disrupted by severe weather.
New Fethard lifeboat named
09/06/2008
By: Niamh Stephenson
Fethard's new D class lifeboat was named Trade Winds on Saturday.
Flood Rescue team exercise
09/05/2008
By: Niamh Stephenson
A specially trained team of 20 RNLI lifeboat crew members will take part in an emergency exercise this weekend in counties Fermanagh and Donegal.